PETA Sues SeaWorld for 'Enslaving' Killer Whales

[Avid Reader]

OT: is this insane or what? PETA Sues SeaWorld for 'Enslaving' Killer Whales

The suit, which PETA says it will file Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Diego, hinges on the fact that the 13th Amendment, while prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude, does not specify that only humans can be victims.

Jeff Kerr, PETA's general counsel, says his five-member legal team -- which spent 18 months preparing the case -- believes it's the first federal court suit seeking constitutional rights for members of an animal species.

[myb821]

that is both hilarious and ridiculous. so we should sue every zoo and aqaurium

[Avid Reader]

Perhaps this will put PETA away once and for all.

[hocker]

Perhaps this will put PETA away once and for all.

Sweet dreams:-)

[PlatinumGuy]

Using the same theory, animals can marry people.
DDF members: buy dogs - social security is not only for humans!

[Avid Reader]

DDF members: buy dogs - social security is not only for humans!

Darn, I should have thought if this earlier, my dog is already in retirement.

What's next? PETA requesting to have humans put in zoos?

[Afight4ever]

get your animals status on all airlines!!!

[Afight4ever]

and if its under 2 have it on your lap

[Cholentfresser]

WTH is wrong with these people??

[mercaz1]

gotta love the treehuggers at least they are good for a laugh

[Cholentfresser]

Talkin about treehuggers, when peta came to protest in CH against kaporos, so locals had some fun: they held up posters and banners how trees and plants also have life and they are killing them. Poor plants, what did the trees do wrong?, etc.

[PlatinumGuy]

Its effective publicity for them. I feel bad for the lawyers though

[mercaz1]

their lawyers get paid either way and they prob are also believers so i wouldnt feel to bad and even if they dont believe in peta they believe in the other green $$$

[Chaikel]

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"A New York woman has sued an Upper East Side pet shop seeking damages for the "pain and suffering" of a dog she bought there who has knee and hip problems."

"The suit, filed by well-known animal-rights lawyer Susan Chana Lask, "requests humanity for Umka in that she be considered a living soul that feels pain, and that her pain and suffering is recognized by this state and considered as damages to her."

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/01/04/Lawsuit-cites-dogs-pain-and-suffering/UPI-75021325694655/?spt=hs&or=tn

[Shmelly]

"The suit, filed by well-known animal-rights lawyer Susan Chana Lask, "requests humanity for Umka in that she be considered a living soul that feels pain, and that her pain and suffering is recognized by this state and considered as damages to her."

Oh c'mon.